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Lect:
Kera
latitude,longitude:
10,14.3
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 3 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 7 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
F/L12..89/9L
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
AbsentAbsent
 ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto In progress ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Kera) ≥1 syllable exceptional

No attributes associated with this lect.

Syllable Parameters [ 2 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight
closed_syll: yes
long_v: yes
syllable_template: V, CV, CVV, CVC, C[+vel]ng, C[+alv]n

No syllabic weight information for this lect.

1979 Ebert, K. (1979). Sprache und tradition der Kera (Tschad). Teil III Grammatik. Berlin: Verlag von Dietrich Reimer.
58: A syllable with a long vowel is stressed. If there are no long vowels the first syllable with a high tone is stressed as long as it is not: a prefix, ending in Cn/ng or containing an inserted vowel. If a word does not have long vowels or high tones, stress is on the final syllable as long as it is not the nominal ending -i or schwa. (Ebert 1979:58)
ˈtiirú his skin
gə̀ˈgə̀ərə̀m your knee
ˈmírgí greetings
kiˈsírkí black
kormoˈyom your son
ˈkasi hand
ku mouth